Backend

Backend Software Engineer Intern (Platform and Arch) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Location
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Singapore

Employment Type
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Intern

Job Code
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A31784

Responsibilities

This position is with the TikTok Server Architecture – Change & Risk Platform Team. The team is dedicated to enhancing the stability and reliability of TikTok’s large-scale system changes through standardization, gray-scale deployment, and automated impact attribution capabilities. Facing massive scenarios of infrastructure upgrades and business-driven changes, we are building industry-leading change management and hosting capabilities to ensure safe, efficient, and intelligent change operations across TikTok’s global services.

Our mission is to make change at scale both reliable and autonomous—through change impact analysis, quality inspection, and foundational infrastructure, we aim to enable fully unattended change execution at TikTok.

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026*. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to at least 3 months long internship period.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to either of the following Internships

• From January to June
• From May to August (Summer)

Responsibilities:
1. Responsible for change risk prevention and control in TikTok’s international short-video ecosystem. Continuously enhance the standardization rate of core services through change classification and control, build full-link gray-scale and attribution capabilities, and improve anomaly localization efficiency to ensure the continuous decline of change-related incidents.
2. Develop and optimize the unattended change execution platform, including technical architecture design across multiple sub-domains. Enable high-quality and efficient collaboration between domains through scalable change-based capabilities, supporting a wide range of automated change-hosting scenarios across TikTok.
3. Build and enhance change impact analysis and quality inspection capabilities, leveraging large models and algorithmic approaches to improve detection precision and recall, ensuring effective interception of abnormal changes before release.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Undergraduate or Postgraduate with a background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.
2. Strong fundamentals in computer science, with deep understanding of operating systems, networks, storage, and data structures/algorithms.
3. Proficiency in at least one backend programming language such as Go, C++, Java or Python.
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication, teamwork, and a sense of ownership.

Preferred Qualification:
1. Experience in distributed systems, large-scale backend development, or change management tools is a plus.

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at apac-earlycareers@tiktok.com.

Job Information

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

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Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

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We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

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Diversity & Inclusion

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TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.